-च्या
Of Before Endings
The owner noun takes -च्या, and the thing owned takes the ending.
How It Works
| Plain | With an ending |
|---|---|
| सईचे घर | सईच्या घरात |
| आईचा हात | आईच्या हातात |
| शाळेची बस | शाळेच्या बसमध्ये |
| मैत्रिणीचे पुस्तक | मैत्रिणीच्या पुस्तकावर |
Both nouns can change: the owner takes -च्या, and the thing owned takes its own ending.
Before a separate postposition such as मागे, पुढे or बाहेर, the owner noun also takes -च्या: शाळेच्या मागे (behind the school), घराच्या बाहेर (outside the house).
Compare the pronouns: माझ्या and तुझ्या have the same -या ending.
When a singular thing owned has no ending, -चा, -ची or -चे agrees with it as usual: सईचा भाऊ, सईची बहीण, सईचे घर.
Compare आजोबांचे घर (Grandpa's house) with आजोबांच्या घरी (at Grandpa's house).
A question shows the same pattern: ही कोणाच्या घराची किल्ली आहे? asks whose house the key belongs to.
Examples (5)
- सईच्या घरात खूप पुस्तके आहेत.
There are many books in Sai's house.
सईच्या is सईचे before the ending -त.
- शाळेच्या मागे मोठे मैदान आहे.
There is a big playground behind the school.
शाळेच्या is शाळेचे before मागे.
- मी आजोबांच्या खोलीत जातो.
I go into Grandpa's room. A man is speaking.
आजोबांच्या is आजोबांचे before the ending -त.
- मी मैत्रिणीच्या घरी जाते.
I go to my friend's house. A woman is speaking.
मैत्रिणीच्या is मैत्रिणीचे before the ending of घरी.
- आमच्या घराच्या बाहेर एक बाग आहे.
There is a garden outside our house.
घराच्या is घराचे before बाहेर.
Common Mistakes
Keeping the -ची ending before another ending.
सईची घरात खूप पुस्तके आहेत.सईच्या घरात खूप पुस्तके आहेत.The owner takes -च्या before another ending.
Keeping the -चे ending before another ending.
आईचे हातात चहा आहे.आईच्या हातात चहा आहे.The owner takes -च्या before another ending.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The word for of changes before an ending.
Related Patterns
- माझ्या / तुझ्या / त्याच्याMy and Your Before Endings
Pronouns take a -या shape the same way.
Level 2 - Nouns Before Endings
The owner noun takes its joining shape.
Level 1 - -जवळ / -पुढे / -मागे / -शेजारीPlaces Around Something
These postpositions follow -च्या.
Level 2 - या / त्याThis and That Before Endings
This and that also change before an ending.
Level 2
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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